cecum
the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens - the appendix is an offshoot of the cecum • Syn: caecum, blind gut • Derivationally related forms: caecal (for: caecum), cecal • Hypernyms: cavity, bodily cavity, cavum • Part Holonyms: large intestine • Part Meronyms: appendix, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, cecal appendage
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